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Professional magicians survive on two things. Their lay audience....and us...the amateur magicians. It certainly makes a lot of sense to diversify your income base through trick releases and lecture tours. Especially for those guys just starting out who are still doing restaurant gigs and the...

I think there are many good points that have already been brought up so I won't dwell on those. I would like to touch on something about the creator's responsibility if that creator has some specific vision of how their effect should be performed. All other things being equal, how many...

Great thread. If there was a Mentalism section here I'd say Sticky it. But alas.... I particularly liked your discussion of peek wallets. They are a great device that will make your life so much easier. No billet switching, no Acidus Novus peeks, just plop the note in your wallet and get a nice...

Acer of Spades, Ace of Hearts, Ace of Clubs. .......oops.....is riffle stacking not allowed? Bahhh! I protest! I for one think this contest puts certain members of the T-11 community at a distinct disadvantage.....I don't think I have done a legitimate shuffle in three years!

Jack of Hearts, 9 of Diamonds, 2 of Spades

I'm more into peeks and billet switches myself but I will say that the use of the CT in "Note" was perfect and a great way to justify the move. Made me reconsider the CT.

Okay so I think that prancing around on stage and waving your hands about is a little silly but such is the life of any illusionist. What gets me is how little you hear people people glowing, or even talking about, Frans Harary but how often you hear people swooning over David Copperfield. What...

I certainly understand the sentiment. Though I'm a relative newcomer to Mentalism I have been doing magic pretty seriously for the past 6 years and on and off for the past 20. So I myself have been on the "ball busting" side of things from time to time. When I used to work on the fire crew we...

Randy and TheatreHead are absolutely correct in disputing one of the particular points that I made. In addressing assumptions that you "Must" use the standard DT because it looks less showy, and thus more "Magical", not only did I over generalize but I also made assumptions of my own. Please...

I'll jump on the "man-crush" bandwagon here and say that I really love how you simplify both the handling and the presentation of many of those effects. I really think that helps you to focus on your spectators better and give them a much more personal experience.

I'm going to have to side with Chris Weins on this one. What Dalton and others are saying certainly is the party line but there are times when the party line needs a good challenge. The last one you are doing is known as either the Derek Dingle DL or the Knock out DL, depending if it comes from...

I never said that. Just said that pretending to have my powers from a supernatural gift is not something I can pull off. NLP has almost as much bogus hype about it as "psychics" do and people are duped and or entertained by NLP practitioners as much as they are Psychics. Furthermore, I don't...

Thanks that helps. I have a possible follow up question that you may or may not know the answer to. You say that he teaches how to construct the gimmick. I have been looking at different pads on the market and found Nyman's Profolio (still available at Penguin)...

Just want to mention what a good series this is. Even folks who have been at this a while can certainly get some good ideas from Chris's downloads. Here is a routine I used throughout the week leading up to Halloween. The whole idea to create this set of magic came from an idea in the Mixup...

Thanks for the advice everyone. Sorry it took some time to respond...I haven't been ignoring your suggestions. I've been digesting them. I think I will most likely head in the direction D Ice R mentioned. For one, I am a bit uncomfortable with giving answers to such questions. I don't consider...

I'm sure the recommendations already listed are probably great for a beginner(I just floundered myself because I started before Genesis was released.LOL) I would say that for an intermediate my personal favorite is Dangerous. I say that because, as much as I enjoy flourishing, it still takes...

Pretty blocky at this point. Too much tension in all your moves. That said.....you have been practicing a week. Don't worry about it for now. You just need to get the feel for the deck. Eventually you will get to the point where you have to stop and think for a bit "Okay so my false shuffle is...

I could send you my old copy. It has some of my own thoughts. Such as under the SWE shift...."What the hell is he talking about?....better get Chris Kenner's download."

Okay so I have a fun Mentalism show that plays well for small parlor shows(20-30 people). I want to bump my show up a venue. Large parlor stuff performing for between 50-100 people. So I am going through redesigning the act and obviously Q&A is a good act for larger audiences. I am considering...

Well seeing as you are calling the new cards Monarchs and you are releasing them on the anniversary of the end of a war that signified the end of most of the European Colonial Monarchies perhaps you should give these kids a book that might teach them a thing or two...